Sickle Cell Drug Reduces Symptoms, Health Costs Alike, Study Finds
2013-09-16
More docs should include hydroxyurea in patients’ treatment plans, researchers sayContinue Reading
4 Factors Predict Diabetes Remission After Surgery: Study
2013-09-13
Scoring system could help determine if weight-loss procedure will help control disease in obese patientsContinue Reading
Hospitals Increasingly Give Powerful Clot-Buster for Stroke
2013-08-23
But drug known as tPA is still underused, study author saysContinue Reading
Ultra-Early Treatment Reduces Disability After Stroke: Study
2013-08-22
Administering clot-busting drugs within 90 minutes of mild stroke boosts odds for recovery, experts sayContinue Reading
Family History of Diabetes Makes ‘Prediabetes’ More Likely, Study Finds
2013-08-22
However, the effect was strongest for people who were not obeseContinue Reading
Fruit and Your Blood Vessels
2013-08-20
Eating more fruit may protect you from a dangerous condition involving one of your main blood vessels.Continue Reading
Stroke Rates Dropped Over Decade, Study in Texas Finds
2013-08-13
But Mexican-Americans aged 45 to 75 still at greater risk than their white peers, results showContinue Reading
Migraines Linked to Artery Networks in Brain
2013-08-09
Imaging showed sufferers had differences in the structure of their blood vesselsContinue Reading
Rheumatoid Arthritis Increases Potential for Blood Clots, Study Suggests
2013-08-08
Researchers find tripled risk of leg blood clots, doubled odds of lung clotsContinue Reading
High Blood Sugar Levels Tied to Small Increases in Dementia Risk
2013-08-07
Elevated blood glucose may harm the brain, even in people without diabetes, researchers sayContinue Reading
Could Hot Cocoa Improve Brainpower in Seniors?
2013-08-07
Small early study hints it might help, but author says it’s too soon to recommend nightly cupContinue Reading
What’s Causing Memory Loss?
2013-08-01
Anemia and low iron levels may increase your risk of dementia.Continue Reading
Anemia Might Raise Dementia Risk, Study Suggests
2013-07-31
Screening elderly for the blood condition makes sense, researcher saysContinue Reading
Blood Tests May Predict COPD Flare-Ups
2013-06-11
Signs of chronic inflammation in the blood linked to faster deterioration of lung functionContinue Reading